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Before 1988, when presidential contender Gary Hart was brought down by the media for a sex scandal, the private lives of politicians and presidents were considered just that: private. Hart dared the press to follow him, and they did—all the way to a pleasure cruise aboard the Monkey Business and a...read more

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